Game apparatus.



Patented Dec. II, 1900.

A. P. STOKES, 1R. GAME APPARATUS (Application filed Feb. 3, 1990 (NoModel.)

INVEN'TO v ATTORNEYS UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

Anson PHELPS STOKES, JR., OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,522,.dated December11, 1900.

l Application filed February 3,1900. Serial No. 3,822. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anson PHELPS STOKES, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Cambridge, in the countyof Middlesex and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Game Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved gameapparatus more especially designed for parlor use and closely Sim.-

ulating the well-known out-ofdoor game of represented in theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters ofreference indicate correspending parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1, and Fig.3 is asimilar View of the same on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

The improved game apparatus consists, essentially, of a board A, made ofsuitable material and arranged on its face so as to represent miniaturegolf-links having various putting-greens, hazards, and the like, ashereinafter more fully described, the board being preferably providedwith raised flanges B at theedges, the face of the board being. coloredto represent meadows and having shrubbery, trees, plants, and otherlandscape parts appearing drawn, printed, aflixed, or raised thereon.

As illustrated in Fig. l, the board A is provided with successiveputting-greens O C C C C C 0 C 0 having the usual depressionsrepresenting holes, the putting-greens afiording plain or smoothsurfaces surrounding the holes, and adjacent teeing-grounds D D D D D DD D D, the several putting-greensbeing arranged in irregular fashion onthe board, the hazards in the shape of raised bunkers E appearingbetween successive putting-greens C Oand C 07 and a circular-projectionE, representing a bunker, around the putting-green C the board beingalso provided on its face with a depression F, repre-' senting atortuousstream winding in and out between some of the putting-greens,as indi- 6ocated in Fig. 1. It is understood that I do not limit myself to theparticular arrangement of golf-links shown and described, as it isevident that the board may be arranged .with a greater or lesser numberof holes and dilferently located and formed hazards without deviatingfrom the spirit of my invention.

In order to play the game,-use is made of a counter G, preferably in theform of adisk, of metal or other suitable material and of a size to fitinto the holes of the putting-greens, the counter being propelled fromone teeingground to the next putting-green ahead by the player holdingthe board in his hands and givingit a slight jerk, so as to cause thecounter to fly up and forward thedesired distance from. oneteeing-ground to the next putting-green aheaiithe counter upon reachingthe desired putting-green being slid into Be a hole by the playertilt-ing the board to accomplish the desired object. When the counterhas thus been successfully brought into a hole, it is then removedtherefrom and placed on the adjacent teeing-ground, to be 85, againpropelled in the manner previously described to the next puttingreen bythe player manipulating the board as above explained. Thus the player inbeginning the game locates the counter G on the first teeing-ground D90. and then manipulates the board A, so as to propel the counter G inthedirection 0f the first putting-green C to make the hole therein inthe fewest number of strokes. When this has-been done, the counter isplaced'bn the teeing-ground D" and is then propelled, as described, inthe direction of the puttinggreen 0 to make the hole therein in thefewest number of strokes. The operation is con-' tinued in the mannerdescribed-t-hat is, the counter is propelled from one toeingground tothe next putting-green ahead-uritilall the holes are made;

. In case thecounter instead of landing-on having a hole, aplain-surfaced putting-green a putting-green drops into the depressionF,

' representing a river or stream, then the usual penalty is inflicted onthe player, it being understood that the game is played according to therules governing ordinary golf, the final object being to make theseveral puttinggreens in proper succession with the least number .ofpropelling strokes given to the counter, the same as that of a balldriven on the golf-links by a club.

From the foregoing it is evident that the game atfords considerableamusement to the player or players and at the "same time requiresconsiderable skill to successfully playthe game with the least number ofpropelling strokes given to the counter G.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A game apparatus comprising a boardsurrounding said hole, and a teeing-ground, said board having anirregular surface between the tceing-ground and the puttinggreen, and acounter, whereby the counter must be propelled through the air from theteeing-ground onto the putting-green and can be slid from theputting-green into the hole by the manipulation of the board,substantially as described.

2. A game apparatus, comprising a board having holes, plain-surfacedputting-greens surrounding said holes, and teeing-grounds,

' said board having hazards between certain of the teeing-grounds'andputting-greens in the form of raised bunkers, and a counter, whereby thecounter must be propelled through the air from the teeing-grounds ontothe puttinggreens and can be slid from the putting-greens into the holesby the manipulation of the board, substantially as described.

3. A game apparatus, comprising a board having a raised plain-surfacedputting-green within which is a hole, and a teeing-gronnd, and acounter, whereby the counter must be propelled through the air from theteeingground onto the putting-green and can be slid from theputting-green into the hole by the manipulation of the board,substantially as described.

4. A game apparatus comprising a board having plain-surfacedputting-greens within which are holes, and teeing-grounds, said boardhaving between certain of the puttinggreens and teeiug -grounds raisedbunkers and a tortuous depression, and a counter whereby the countermust be propelled through the air from the teeing-grounds onto theputtinggreens and can be slid from the putting-greens into the holes bythe manipulation of the board, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANSON PHELP STOKES, JR.

Witnesses:

JOHN AMEE, ELLA H. JONES.

